From: Sadeep Madurange <sadeep@asciimx.com>
Subject: Netbeans error: no address associated with name
To: ports@openbsd.org
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:32:27 +0800

Hello,

I just installed netbeans package and tried to start it (using dmenu and
then command line by running `netbeans`. All I get is a white window. I
see the error below:

WARNING: package com.apple.eio not in java.desktop
WARNING: package jdk.internal.opt not in jdk.internal.opt
WARNING: package com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows not in java.desktop
WARNING: package com.apple.laf not in java.desktop
java.net.UnknownHostException: smwd: smwd: no address associated with name
  at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1671)
  at org.netbeans.CLIHandler$2.run(CLIHandler.java:642)
  at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Task.run(RequestProcessor.java:1403)
  at org.netbeans.modules.openide.util.GlobalLookup.execute(GlobalLookup.java:45)
  at org.openide.util.lookup.Lookups.executeWith(Lookups.java:287)
  at org.openide.util.RequestProcessor$Processor.run(RequestProcessor.java:2018)
Caused by: java.net.UnknownHostException: smwd: no address associated with name
  at java.base/java.net.Inet4AddressImpl.lookupAllHostAddr(Native Method)
  at java.base/java.net.InetAddress$PlatformNameService.lookupAllHostAddr(InetAddress.java:934)
  at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getAddressesFromNameService(InetAddress.java:1543)
  at java.base/java.net.InetAddress$NameServiceAddresses.get(InetAddress.java:852)
  at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(InetAddress.java:1533)
  at java.base/java.net.InetAddress.getLocalHost(InetAddress.java:1666)

I'm on OpenBSD 7.7 GENERIC.MP#625 amd64. Netbeans v25. I have jdks 1.8
and 17 (by netbeans) installed.

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Sadeep Madurange
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